{"id":8992,"date":"2016-01-23T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-23T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/23\/take-a-cruise-with-kids\/"},"modified":"2016-01-23T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-23T05:00:00","slug":"take-a-cruise-with-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/take-a-cruise-with-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a Cruise with Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"
Cruise vacations offer families many options, whether you want to relax on the beach, explore several European cities or hang out with Mickey and Minnie. Three years ago, the Fenick family from Marlton, NJ, decided to add a Disney cruise to their Walt Disney World vacation. At the time, their boys were 5 and 9 years old. They enjoyed getting off the ship when it docked in Nassau and at Disney’s private island, Castaway Cay, but the onboard activities wowed them the most. “One of the hardest things for us was trying to decide what to do while we were on the cruise because there was just so much to choose from,” recalls mom Sue Fenick. The highlights included the shows, the kids’ clubs on the ship and on Castaway Cay and movies shown by the pool.<\/p>\n
Disney isn’t the only child-friendly option for cruises. Carnival Cruise Lines presents Seuss at Sea, MSC Cruises collaborates with Lego, Norwegian Cruise Line has teamed up with Nickelodeon and Royal Caribbean entertains young guests with DreamWorks Animation characters. “Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line are really stepping up their game in gearing toward families, offering bowling alleys, theaters, characters walking around and water parks,” adds Vanessa Garcia, Liberty Travel’s Philadelphia travel center team leader.<\/p>\n